| | 
Harvey R. Abraham (1895-1973) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., January
15, 1895.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; photo finishing
business; traveling
salesman; real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1947-60.
Member, American
Legion; Elks.
Died in November, 1973
(age 78
years, 0 days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
William N. Belter (b. 1926) —
of Wautoma, Waushara
County, Wis.
Born in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., July 7,
1926.
Republican. Lawyer;
real estate broker; bank
director; justice of the peace; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Green Lake and Waushara counties, 1953-56.
Member, Lions.
Still living as of 1956.
|
| |
Octavien Jean Baptiste Brice (1837-1911) —
also known as O. J. B. Brice —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Jodoigne, Belgium,
April
6, 1837.
Real estate and insurance
business; steamship
agent; notary
public; Brown
County Sheriff; Consul
for Belgium in Green
Bay, Wis., 1880-1907.
Member, Knights
of Pythias.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., May 25,
1911 (age 74 years, 49
days).
Interment at Graceland
Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
|
| |
George Charles Bubolz (1902-1996) —
also known as George C. Bubolz —
of East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Cicero town, Outagamie
County, Wis., February
22, 1902.
Democrat. Pastor; insurance
and real estate business; candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 59th District, 1964.
Lutheran.
German
ancestry.
Died in East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
12, 1996 (age 94 years, 203
days).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Lansing, Mich.
| |  |
Relatives: Son
of Julius C. Bubolz and Emelie (Jeske) Bubolz; brother of Gordon
August Bubolz; married, June 12,
1928, to Stella Mangold; married, August
28, 1971, to Margaret Jacobson. |
| | | Epitaph: "But the fruit of the spirit
is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness." |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
John Harley Burke (1894-1951) —
also known as John H. Burke —
of Long Beach, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 2,
1894.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer; oil
producer; real estate business; U.S.
Representative from California 18th District, 1933-35.
Died in a hospital
at Long Beach, Los Angeles
County, Calif., May 14,
1951 (age 56 years, 346
days).
Interment at Calvary
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
|
| |
James Henry Carroll (1876-1950) —
also known as James H. Carroll —
of Glidden, Ashland
County, Wis.
Born in Eaton town, Manitowoc
County, Wis., May 7,
1876.
Republican. Banker;
real estate business; appraiser;
farmer;
timber
business; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state senate 12th District, 1925-32, 1941-44; defeated, 1936.
Died in 1950
(age about
74 years).
Interment at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Glidden, Wis.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of James Carroll and Kathe (Finnegan) Carroll; married to Mattie
Nash. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
|
| |
Alexis U. Coates (1858-1943) —
also known as A. U. Coates —
of Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa.
Born in Excelsior, Richland
County, Wis., June 21,
1858.
School
teacher; music
store manager; grocer;
real estate dealer; Prohibition candidate for Governor of
Iowa, 1901; Prohibition candidate for U.S.
Senator from Iowa, 1936.
Church
of Christ. English
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
Odd
Fellows.
Died in Des Moines, Polk
County, Iowa, January
21, 1943 (age 84 years, 214
days).
Interment at Glendale
Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of William Harvey Coates and Anna French (Knowlton) Coates; married,
August
31, 1875, to Isabel Lein. |
|
| |
Sovarro Cramer (1853-1930) —
of Ames, Story
County, Iowa; Hancock, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1853.
Real estate agent; mayor of
Ames, Iowa, 1898-99.
Died November
20, 1930 (age about 77
years).
Interment at Evergreen
Cemetery, Shullsburg, Wis.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Andrew Cramer and Susan (Arnold) Cramer; married, February
23, 1884, to Mary Ann George. |
|
| |
Frank B. Desnoyers (1859-1945) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
7, 1859.
Men's
furnishings merchant; real estate business; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1896-98; Brown
County Treasurer, 1909-13.
Died in 1945
(age about
85 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Lyle E. Douglass —
of Waukesha, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Waukesha County 1st District, 1935-40.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
|
| |
Charles Sumner Eastman (1864-1939) —
also known as Charles S. Eastman —
of Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak.
Born in Primrose, Dane
County, Wis., January
23, 1864.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; Fall
River County Sheriff, 1897-1900; member of South
Dakota state house of representatives 44th District, 1907-08; postmaster;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from South Dakota, 1928.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Hot Springs, Fall River
County, S.Dak., August
26, 1939 (age 75 years, 215
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Burger M. Engebretson (b. 1896) —
of Beloit, Rock
County, Wis.
Born in Oslo, Norway,
June
21, 1896.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; insurance
and real estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Rock County 2nd District, 1937-54.
Norwegian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
|
| |
Raleigh W. Falbe (1890-1957) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
21, 1890.
Republican. Police
officer; restaurant
and tavern
operator; real estate broker; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 15th District, 1949-54.
Suffered a heart
attack, while duck
hunting on Rush Lake, and died five days later in Ripon Municipal
Hospital,
Ripon, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., October
6, 1957 (age 67 years, 199
days).
Interment at Wisconsin
Memorial Park, Brookfield, Wis.
|
| |
Henry Fink (b. 1840) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Bavaria, Germany,
September
7, 1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; dealer in
wool, hides, and
furs;
real estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1876-77; U.S. Collector of Internal Revenue for
the 1st Wisconsin District, 1889-1909; alternate delegate to
Republican National Convention from Wisconsin, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Grand
Army of the Republic.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John Engelhart Fink and Catherine (Dielmann) Fink; married, May 13,
1866, to Catherine Strieff; married, September
12, 1883, to Rosa Blankenhorn. |
|
 |
Charles W. Gillam (b. 1861) —
of Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Born in Omro, Winnebago
County, Wis., 1861.
Grain and
farm
implement dealer; real estate business; banker;
mayor of Windom, Minn.; member of Minnesota
state senate 10th District, 1915-26; defeated, 1926.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Clarence William Gilley (b. 1919) —
also known as Clarence W. Gilley —
of Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., May 11,
1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; electrician;
electrical
contractor; insurance
and real estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Florence, Forest and Oneida counties, 1949-54.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Edward L. Graf (b. 1878) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Fredonia, Ozaukee
County, Wis., January
17, 1878.
Republican. School
teacher; accountant;
real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 9th District, 1939-48.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
|
 |
H. M. Green (b. 1851) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.; Lake Crystal, Blue Earth
County, Minn.
Born in Dodge
County, Wis., 1851.
Real estate business; farmer;
member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 8, 1917-20.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Richard J. Greuel (b. 1928) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Wisconsin, 1928.
Democrat. Real estate business; member of Alaska
territorial House of Representatives 4th District, 1953-58; Speaker
of Alaska Territory House of Representatives, 1957-58; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska Territory, 1956;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Still living as of 1960.
|
| |
Ole Hanson (1874-1940) —
of Seattle, King
County, Wash.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Union Grove, Racine
County, Wis., January
6, 1874.
Progressive. Member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1908-09; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Washington, 1914; mayor
of Seattle, Wash., 1918-19; resigned 1919.
Member, Freemasons;
Elks.
Real estate developer who created San Clemente and Twentynine
Palms, California.
Died, following a heart
attack, in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., July 6,
1940 (age 66 years, 182
days).
Interment at Inglewood
Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.
|
| |
John Kelly (1853-1923) —
of Waverly, Wright
County, Minn.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
16, 1853.
Farmer;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 27, 1919-23; died in
office 1923.
Irish
ancestry.
Died in 1923
(age about
70 years).
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Casimir Kendziorski (b. 1898) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Poland,
December
3, 1898.
Democrat. Machinist;
inspector;
real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 5th District, 1947-49;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 3rd District, 1949-73; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 1952.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
National Alliance.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
|
| |
Warren Kraft (born c.1930) —
of Racine, Racine
County, Wis.
Born about 1930.
Real estate developer; candidate in primary for mayor of
Racine, Wis., 1973.
Still living as of 1973.
|
| |
Richard Kreul (b. 1924) —
of Fennimore, Grant
County, Wis.
Born in Mt. Ida town, Grant
County, Wis., April
16, 1924.
Republican. Farmer;
real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state senate 17th District, 1979-91.
Member, Freemasons;
Farm
Bureau; Kiwanis;
Elks.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Edwin J. Larson (b. 1885) —
of Plymouth, Sheboygan
County, Wis.
Born in Waupaca, Waupaca
County, Wis., November
29, 1885.
Republican. President and general manager, Plymouth Refrigerating
Company; real estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Sheboygan County 2nd District, 1939-44.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1940 |
|
| |
James G. Lippert (b. 1917) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., January
13, 1917.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 7th District, 1955-56;
defeated (Republican), 1948.
Member, American
Legion.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Alfred R. Ludvigsen (1886-1968) —
of Hartland, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in Merton, Waukesha
County, Wis., March
17, 1886.
Republican. Landscaping
business; real estate developer; chair of
Waukesha County Republican Party, 1930-34; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Waukesha County 2nd District, 1935-56.
Died in 1968
(age about
82 years).
Interment at Lake Country Congregational Church Cemetery, Hartland, Wis.
|
| |
Earl F. McEssy (b. 1913) —
of Fond du Lac, Fond du
Lac County, Wis.
Born in Fond du Lac, Fond du Lac
County, Wis., February
12, 1913.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; real
estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1957-88 (Fond du Lac County 1st District 1957-72,
52nd District 1973-88).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Louis L. Merz (b. 1908) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 20,
1908.
Democrat. Building
supplies business; real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Milwaukee County 1st District, 1957-62.
Catholic.
Member, Holy
Name Society; Amvets;
Eagles;
American
Arbitration Association.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Isaac E. Messmore (1821-1902) —
of La Crosse, La Crosse
County, Wis.; Washington,
D.C.; Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Ontario,
August
21, 1821.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1861; circuit judge in Wisconsin 6th Circuit,
1861-62; colonel in the Union Army during the Civil War; assistant
commissioner, U.S. Revenue Bureau; real estate developer; newspaper
editor and publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from Michigan, 1880
(member, Credentials
Committee); candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 6th District, 1894.
Died, from pneumonia,
in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., January
8, 1902 (age 80 years, 140
days).
Interment at Angelus-Rosedale
Cemetery, Los Angeles, Calif.
|
| |
Mark W. Neumann (b. 1954) —
of Nashotah, Waukesha
County, Wis.
Born in East Troy, Walworth
County, Wis., February
27, 1954.
Republican. School
teacher; athletic
coach; real estate developer; builder;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 1st District, 1995-99; defeated,
1992, 1993; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Wisconsin, 1998; alternate delegate to Republican
National Convention from Wisconsin, 2008.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Elmer C. Nitschke (b. 1911) —
of Beaver Dam, Dodge
County, Wis.
Born in Burnett, Dodge
County, Wis., May 20,
1911.
Republican. Farmer; deputy
sheriff; real estate broker; insurance
agent; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Dodge County 2nd District, 1949-70.
Member, Elks; Lions.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
David Ross Obey (b. 1938) —
also known as David R. Obey —
of Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born in Okmulgee, Okmulgee
County, Okla., October
3, 1938.
Democrat. Real estate broker; member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1963-69; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 7th District, 1969-2011; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin, 1976,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Catholic.
Member, Optimist
Club; Knights
of Columbus.
Still living as of 2014.
|
| |
Dominic Olejniczak (1908-1989) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., August
18, 1908.
Real estate broker; mayor
of Green Bay, Wis., 1945-55.
Catholic.
Member, Knights
of Columbus; Elks.
Board president of the Green Bay Packers football
team; headed the search committee which brought Vince Lombardi as
head coach and general manager.
Died, following a series of strokes,
in 1989
(age about
80 years).
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of John A. Olejniczak and Victoria Olejniczak; married, November
24, 1938, to Gina Bettine. |
|
| |
Hector H. Perry (b. 1876) —
of Ellendale, Dickey
County, N.Dak.
Born in New London, Waupaca
County, Wis., August
20, 1876.
Democrat. Lawyer;
real estate business; member of North Dakota
Democratic State Committee, 1912-16, 1928-36; North Dakota
Democratic state chair, 1914-16, 1928-31; member of Democratic
National Committee from North Dakota, 1916-24, 1932; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from North Dakota, 1920; U.S. Collector of Internal
Revenue for North Dakota, 1933-47.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Ebenezer P. Perry and Caroline J. Perry; married 1900 to Jennie
H. Monty. |
|
| |
Jerome F. Quinn (b. 1910) —
of Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis.
Born in Green Bay, Brown
County, Wis., May 23,
1910.
Republican. Merchant;
real estate operator; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Brown County 1st District, 1955-74; defeated,
1974.
Member, Elks.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Daniel C. Reed (1847-1938) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wisconsin, June, 1847.
Republican. Real estate and insurance
business; delegate to Republican National Convention from California,
1884;
mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 1897-99; defeated, 1887.
Died March
12, 1938 (age 90 years, 0
days).
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Thomas John Bright Robinson (1868-1958) —
also known as Thomas J. B. Robinson —
of Hampton, Franklin
County, Iowa.
Born in Lafayette
County, Wis., August
12, 1868.
Republican. Banker;
real estate business; member of Iowa
state senate 43rd District, 1913-16; U.S.
Representative from Iowa 3rd District, 1923-33; defeated, 1932.
Methodist.
Member, Freemasons.
Died in 1958
(age about
89 years).
Interment at Hampton
Cemetery, Hampton, Iowa.
|
| |
Tobias Anton Roth (b. 1938) —
also known as Toby Roth —
of Appleton, Outagamie
County, Wis.
Born in Strasburg, Emmons
County, N.Dak., October
10, 1938.
Republican. Realtor; member of Wisconsin
state assembly 42nd District, 1972-78; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 8th District, 1979-97.
Member, American
Legion; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
|
 |
Ernest George Sauld (1885-1959) —
also known as Ernest G. Sauld —
of Pembine, Marinette
County, Wis.
Born in Luxembourg,
July
4, 1885.
Democrat. Hotel
business; merchant;
real estate business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 30th District, 1937-40.
Luxemburgian
ancestry.
Died in Pembine, Marinette
County, Wis., December
10, 1959 (age 74 years, 159
days).
Interment at Pembine Cemetery, Pembine, Wis.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Laurant Sauld and Anne Catherine Victoria (Parmentier) Sauld;
married to Emma Mae Jermac. |
| | | See also Find-A-Grave
memorial |
| | | Image source: Wisconsin Blue Book
1940 |
|
| |
Charles J. Schmidt (b. 1907) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., March
20, 1907.
Democrat. Interior
decorator; auditor;
real estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly; elected 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958;
member of Wisconsin
state senate 5th District; elected 1962.
Catholic.
Member, Lions; Eagles;
Knights
of Columbus; Holy
Name Society.
Burial location unknown.
|
| |
Carlos Douglas Shelden (1840-1904) —
also known as Carlos D. Shelden —
of Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich.
Born in Walworth, Walworth
County, Wis., June 10,
1840.
Republican. Served in the Union Army during the Civil War; machinist;
real estate business; steamboat
business; member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Houghton County 2nd District,
1893-94; member of Michigan
state senate 32nd District, 1895-96; U.S.
Representative from Michigan 12th District, 1897-1903.
Died in Houghton, Houghton
County, Mich., June 24,
1904 (age 64 years, 14
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Houghton, Mich.
|
| |
William H. Shenners Jr. (b. 1902) —
of West Allis, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., July 21,
1902.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; member of Wisconsin
state senate 8th District, 1933-36; defeated, 1936.
Burial location unknown.
|
 |
Warren R. Smith (b. 1889) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Oconto, Oconto
County, Wis., July 20,
1889.
Republican. School
teacher; accountant;
real estate business; Wisconsin
state treasurer, 1949-57; delegate to Republican National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1956.
Member, Lions.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Image source:
Wisconsin Blue Book 1954 |
|
| |
Wenzel A. Tomek (b. 1869) —
of Two Rivers, Manitowoc
County, Wis.
Born in Bohemia (now part of Czechia),
May, 1869.
Democrat. Real estate and insurance
business; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Manitowoc County 2nd District, 1938.
Bohemian
ancestry.
Burial location unknown.
| | |
Relatives: Son
of Wenzel Tomek and Anna Tomek; married, November
24, 1892, to Theresa Mathiesen. |
|
 |
Reno W. Trego (1877-1961) —
of Merrill, Lincoln
County, Wis.; Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis.
Born near Blairstown, Benton
County, Iowa, August
24, 1877.
Progressive. Machinist;
automobile
dealer; real estate agent; hotel
operator; trucking
business; electric
utility engineer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Lincoln County, 1937-40.
Member, Odd
Fellows.
Died in Wausau, Marathon
County, Wis., November
3, 1961 (age 84 years, 71
days).
Interment at Garrison Cemetery, Garrison, Iowa.
|
| |
John C. Van Hollen (b. 1933) —
of Chetek, Barron
County, Wis.
Born in Rhinelander, Oneida
County, Wis., June 27,
1933.
Republican. Insurance
agent; real estate business; member of Wisconsin
state assembly from Barron and Washburn counties, 1967-70.
Still living as of 1970.
|
| |
Edward W. Weisbrod (1866-1933) —
of Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis.
Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago
County, Wis., December
3, 1866.
Democrat. Insurance
agent; real estate business; candidate for mayor
of Oshkosh, Wis., 1907; candidate for Wisconsin
state assembly from Winnebago County 1st District, 1916.
German
ancestry. Member, Knights
of Pythias; Modern
Woodmen.
Accidentally killed by carbon
monoxide while painting his automobile in his garage, in Black
Wolf town, Winnebago
County, Wis., February
19, 1933 (age 66 years, 78
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wis.
|
|
|
![[Amazon.com]](https://politicalgraveyard.com/images/a150X70b.gif)